Beaver Street & New Street

Beaver Street and New Street meet at a four-way crossing in Financial District-Battery Park City, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Standard Oil Building, one of 11 Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 190 feet away, and Lower Manhattan Community Middle School is 240 feet away. The nearest subway, Bowling Green, is about a minute on foot, for the 4 and 5. Within a five-minute walk are 62 public places, 15 of them listed historic places, and 132 places to eat.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
5 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Bowling Green
390 feet · 1 min on foot · 4, 5
Nearest bus stop
690 feet
State St/Battery Pl · QM25, QM65
Within a walk
62 places
15 listed historic places, 14 public spaces and 13 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Beaver Street & New Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Bowling Green, 390 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 12 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bowling Green 4, 5
    390 feet
    4 5

Next trains at this station

Uptown
2 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …
Downtown
2 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. 5 …

Also within a walk

  1. Whitehall St-South Ferry 1, R, W
    530 feet
    1 R W
  2. Broad St J, Z
    700 feet
    J Z

Bus

The nearest bus stop is State St/Battery Pl, 690 feet away, for the QM25 and QM65.

  • 29 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. State St/Battery Pl QM25, QM65
    690 feet
    QM25 QM65

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM25 …
  2. QM65 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 39 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Broadway & Battery Pl 52 docks in all
    420 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the FDR Drive northbound at South Street & FDR Drive, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 55 8th Avenue Gas station
    2.8 miles
  2. 1 West Street Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 299 South Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10004
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 1
City Council district
1
Police precinct
1
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Financial District-Battery Park City
Elevation
14 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Trees

Fourteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 18 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2022 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour commercial vehicles Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm on Beaver Street (south side).

North side of Beaver Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Ambulances only 1 sign AMBULANCE ONLY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO DEPT OF CONSUMER AND WORKER PROTECTION 7AM-8PM ALL DAYS
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPT OF PROBATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of New Street

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of New Street

  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AVO DEPT OF CONSUMER AND WORKER PROTECTION MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-6PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 100148 and 116144.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are 11 Individual Landmarks, and 44 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Greek Revival. They were built between 1719 and 1983.

  1. Standard Oil Building Designated landmark
    190 feet
  2. American Bank Note Company Office Building Designated landmark
    250 feet
  3. Bowling Green Offices Building Designated landmark
    440 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest in Bowling Green.

  1. Bowling Green Fountain Fountain, 1992
    380 feet
  2. Battery Park Cannon Artillery, 1914
    700 feet
  3. John Ericsson Memorial Statue by Jonathan Scott Hartley, 1903
    720 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 62 public places.

  • 15 listed historic places
  • 14 public spaces
  • 9 schools
  • 6 trade or language schools
  • 4 colleges
  • 14 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Lower Manhattan Community Middle School
    240 feet
  2. Manhattan Language Trade or language school
    240 feet
  3. Richard R. Green High School of Teaching School
    240 feet
Show all 20
  1. Urban Assembly School of Business for Young Women, The School
    240 feet
  2. NY Inst of Security & Polygraph Sci Trade or language school
    440 feet
  3. Millennium High School
    470 feet
  4. Lang School
    480 feet
  5. New York City Charter School of the Arts School
    540 feet
  6. Center for Hearing and Communication Preschool
    550 feet
  7. The King's College
    640 feet
  8. Leman Manhattan Prep School
    700 feet
  9. Mildred Elley-Nyc College
    790 feet
  10. Relay School of Education College
    790 feet
  11. Flatiron School Trade or language school
    870 feet
  12. Sfinity Trade or language school
    1,030 feet
  13. Global Education Insurance School Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  14. P.S. 150 School
    1,180 feet
  15. Nyfa College
    1,310 feet
  16. Institute of Career Continuity Trade or language school
    1,310 feet
  17. John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Bowling Green Listed historic place
    220 feet
  2. The Battery Park
    690 feet
  3. The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden
    950 feet
Show all 6
  1. Peter Minuit Plaza in The Battery Park feature
    1,190 feet
  2. Old Slip Park
    1,290 feet
  3. Vietnam Veterans Plaza
    1,310 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 55 Broad Street Public space
    480 feet
  2. Public space at 40 Broad Street Public space
    530 feet
  3. Coenties Slip Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,170 feet
Show all 15
  1. Public space at 52 Broadway Public space
    640 feet
  2. Public space at Goldman Sachs Public space
    760 feet
  3. Public space at 45 Broadway Atrium Public space
    850 feet
  4. Public space at Bank of New York Public space
    890 feet
  5. Public space at 1 Battery Park Plaza Public space
    980 feet
  6. Public space at 1 Exchange Plaza Public space
    990 feet
  7. Public space at 1 State Street Plaza Public space
    1,120 feet
  8. Public space at 17 State Street Public space
    1,250 feet
  9. Public space at 4 New York Plaza Public space
    1,260 feet
  10. Public space at 10 Hanover Square Public space
    1,260 feet
  11. Public space at 100 Pearl Street Public space
    1,270 feet
  12. Public space at 17 Battery Place Public space
    1,310 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Charging Bull Statue Public artwork
    310 feet
  2. National Museum of the American Indian Museum · landmark · listed historic place
    370 feet
  3. Citizens Housing and Planning Counci Research library
    460 feet
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  1. Lee, Higginson & Company Bank Building Listed historic place
    700 feet
  2. New York Stock Exchange Listed historic place
    720 feet
  3. International Mercantile Marine Company Building (U.S. Lines) Listed historic place
    810 feet
  4. Battery Park Control House Listed historic place
    840 feet
  5. Fraunces Tavern Museum Listed historic place
    860 feet
  6. Broad Exchange Building Listed historic place
    870 feet
  7. Wall Street Historic District Listed historic place
    930 feet
  8. Fraunces Tavern Block Listed historic place
    1,000 feet
  9. Stone Street Historic District Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  10. New York Cotton Exchange (India House) Listed historic place
    1,030 feet
  11. J. P. Morgan & Co. Building Listed historic place
    1,140 feet
  12. Wall Street Subway Station (IRT) Listed historic place
    1,150 feet
  13. Beaver Building Listed historic place
    1,160 feet
  14. Empire Building Listed historic place
    1,170 feet
  15. Wall and Hanover Building Listed historic place
    1,190 feet
  16. First National City Bank (Merchants' Exchange) Listed historic place
    1,210 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Elizabeth Ann Seton Shrine Listed historic place
    1,280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. US Bankruptcy Court Courthouse · landmark · listed historic place
    470 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    480 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    570 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    740 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    870 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    350 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Westfield World Trade Center Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 132 places to eat and eight food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Beaver Street or New Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.